History JerkassHasAPoint / WesternAnimation

** In the movie, Double D hits his RageBreakingPoint and angrily lashes out at Eddy for his irresponsibility, pride and never listening to him. Eddy fires back at Double D, however, pointing out that for all his[[HolierThanThou supposed moral high ground]], he still goes along with Eddy's schemes even against his better judgement and he's the one who built the machine that triggered the NoodleIncident that got them chased out of the cul-de-sac in the first place.
*** When Ed goes out of control in "The Day the Ed Stood Still" because of his overactive imagination, Double D tries to pin the blame on Eddy even though he had little to no control of the situation. Eddy defends himself by rightfully pointing that it was Double D's idea to create the monster suit for Ed in the first place, not to mention Double D himself should've been aware of Ed's wild imagination to begin with.

** The kids in general are crueler in their response to the Eds as the show goes on, but by that time, they're not entirely wrong about the damage that the Eds cause with their shenanigans.

* [[FourEyesZeroSoul Mertle Edmonds]] from ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'', acts like an [[HateSink unsympathetic]], [[{{Jerkass}} brat]]. Her dislike for Lilo for her odd behavior, however, does serve good points. However petty they can be, Lilo's strangeness is looked down upon by the majority of the public, and often times Lilo invades her personal space, as Mertle simply wants nothing to do with her.

* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': Sebastian St. Claire is a raging narcissist that works in war-torn [[{{Ruritania}} Cordovia]] doing charity work. While his efforts and works in the country are clearly for his glory and honor, he makes some solid points that a book written about him will encourage people to donate money to his foundation, which helps the country. His emotional detachment from the situation ensures that despite the horrors that come his way, he is always functional. This is in stark contrast to Diane, who bonds with a small child [[spoiler:that is killed in a hospital bombing. She isn't able to emotionally handle it, and goes home shortly afterwards.]] When Diane calls him out for his attitude, he counters that grieving over the dead won't help them or the living, and only building new facilities for them will.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' episode "Super Sirloin", Meatwad sends all the food in the house off to a rapper named Sir Loin to feed starving children. This includes a duck à l'orange that Shake was going to eat, and he is not thrilled about that discovery, since that duck cost "higher than Meatwad can count". And for once, Frylock agrees with Shake.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** Played to the hilt in the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Homer's Enemy]]". Frank Grimes, a one-time character, gets introduced as a new worker at the nuclear plant. He's had an extremely rough life, and works very hard for everything that he has (to include a second night job to make ends meet). He becomes increasingly agitated, eventually enraged, at Homer's buffoonery, incompetence, and laziness.Grimes goes to increasingly hostile lengths to prove Homer's ineptitude throughout the episode, rounding him out as a bit of a jerkass. Albeit one with a strong point that everyone watching can relate to. At one point he point-blank told Homer "If you lived in any other country in the world, you'd have starved to death long ago." At which, Bart even responds "He's got you there, dad." Even Marge tells Homer that he ought to be more professional in his work ethic.
** In a similar vein, Marge's sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier are openly hostile toward Homer, largely because they feel that Marge can do better. While Homer is a loving father and husband, he's also (as mentioned above) lazy, buffoonish, and prone to doing incredibly stupid things with the family's finances and well-being, which prove that Patty and Selma's argument does hold water. Marge herself comes to agree with them in [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie the movie]].
** In "White Christmas Blues", Lisa buys the family gifts with a purpose such as radish seeds for Homer so he can lose weight and a book for Bart so he can learn something. Later, when she finds Bart burning the book she got him she is outraged at him destroying her gift. Bart counters by saying she knew he wouldn't like the book and rather than getting the family gifts they'd actually like, she just got them stuff that would boost her ego and make her feel good about herself for buying them. Lisa realizes he's right and buys him an ebook with apps he can enjoy.
** After Homer dragged home a trampoline that injured half the kids in the neighborhood (and getting rid of it gets the family car trashed by Jimbo and the other bullies) Homer gets a passive agressive silent treatment by Marge who kept telling him that the trampoline was a bad idea. However, Homer points out that yeah, the trampoline was a bad idea but atleast he's willing to try new things and if he listended to Marge's nagging, he'd never do anything other than work and go to church. The next day, Marge asks the kids if they also think she just nags all the time, and they reluctantly agree that she does (the viewer is shown flashbacks to Marge's moralizing from past episodes). Marge isnt really able to come up with a counter-argument and decides to spend some time at her sisters.
** In "Fear of flying", Marge remembers herself as a kid. She used to like Music/TheMonkees, and another girl traumatized her by pointing that they did not sing their own songs, or played their own instruments. She reacted with a BigNo back then, and her therapist pointed that kids can be very cruel. But adult Marge pointed that the kid was right about those things she said about the Monkees.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'':
** In one episode, Peter, under the influence of the symbiote, acts uncharacteristically abrasive to his friends. A speech from [[JerkJock Flash Thompson]] causes Peter to realize what a jerk he's been and cast off the symbiote.
--->'''Peter:''' OK, if ''Flash Thompson'' is making sense, something must be seriously wrong.
** Of course, symbiote-influenced Peter makes a good point during an angry rant directed at his friends; he ''does'' have a big hospital bill to pay.
** Overlaps a bit with JerkassWoobie, but Eddie Brock's increasing antagonism towards Peter stem from a combination of his [[DeathSeeker own issues]] as well as legitimate gripes towards Peter. In a few cases, he actually points out a few cases of Peter's recklessness (taking photos of the Lizard).
** Harry Osborn and Mark Allan are both more {{Jerkass Woobie}}s than full out jerks, but they give Peter rather reasonable points (granted, they weren't acting like jerks at the time.)
*** Mark calls out Peter in regards to how he has been with his sister Liz. Mark and Liz acknowledge Peter's necessary devotion to his job, but Mark senses Peter hasn't been the best boyfriend (Pete still having feelings for Gwen) and says she deserves better than that.
*** In the following episode, where Peter strives to be a better boyfriend to Liz, he learns of Mark's gambling addiction. Turns out Harry overheard it and uses his prior experience with the SuperSerum to say that Mark won't be ready for anyone to help him until he is ready to help himself.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
** In "Born Again Krabs," after the Flying Dutchman (the Bikini Bottom version of Satan) is ready to drag Mr. Krabs to Davy Jones' Locker for being greedy, [=SpongeBob=], sticks up for his boss, wagering his own soul that Krabs is really generous. The Dutchman then offers Krabs a handful of pocket change in exchange for [=SpongeBob's=], soul, [[DirtyCoward which Krabs accepts without hesitation]]. Krabs gloats over the money, while the Dutchman departs with the sponge. Squidward, who hates [=SpongeBob=], with a passion, is absolutely ''disgusted'' with Krabs and angrily chews him out for [[UngratefulBastard selling SpongeBob out after he stuck up for him]], flat-out telling Krabs that he should be ashamed of himself. Krabs [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes Squidward is right and immediately repents]].
** In "Walking Small," when Plankton's attempts to use [=SpongeBob=] as an UnwittingPawn to clear Goo Lagoon of beachgoers for his new "Mega Bucket" backfire due to [=SpongeBob's=] passiveness, Plankton angrily chews [=SpongeBob=] out, remarking that he's just like stairs and always lets people "step all over him." Despite the fact that he was just manipulating [=SpongeBob=], he's right in that Sponge ''is'' an ExtremeDoormat.
** In the post-movie seasons, Squidward's hatred of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick has become far more justified, considering the fact that the two often barge into his home uninvited, and their antics often cause him physical injury.
** On another level, Squidward's attitude towards the Krusty Krab and its management is far more realistic than [=SpongeBob's=], especially since, among other things, Mr. Krabs is very much a BadBoss who regularly mistreats and underpays his employees.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
** Eric Cartman gets this quite a few times throughout the series, when his twisted worldview is occasionally proven true. Usually PlayedForLaughs like most everything else in the series. One particular example comes from when Cartman accidentally stumbled onto a real terrorist plot while accusing the new Middle-Eastern kid (who had nothing to do with it) of being a terrorist.
--->'''Cartman:''' Me being a bigot helped saved America. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Yes or no, Kyle]]?\\
'''Kyle:''' I... Ye... No! Not the way you're saying it!
** [[AbusiveParents Stephen Stotch]] acts as the OnlySaneMan during the Muhammad fiasco, pointing out that Americans have been taking free speech for granted for decades and never truly had to fight for or defend it. Censoring Muhammad could be the start of [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope the slippery slope]] where they destroy one of America's most sacred rights.
*** Additionally, while he and Linda often ground Butters for trivial reasons or things that aren't his fault, there are a few times where he gives them a good reason to ground him (i.e. in "Freak Strike" when he faked having a disability to defraud a tv show).
** Craig lampshades in excess how the boys actually often bring a lot of their problems on themselves (and others around them due to their lack of consideration) throughout the entire "Pandemic" two-parter.

** Pharynx in "To Change A Changeling" is repeatedly disregarded because he [[BlackShirt preferred their days under Queen Chrysalis]] and is an utter ass-candle to the rest of the hive for it (making them universally dislike him), but all his arguments about the hive now being weak and about their kind needing to be able to fight are entirely correct. [[spoiler:It ends in a compromise where Pharynx learns to lighten up and not be such an asshole, while the rest of the hive accepts that yes they ''do'' still need warriors and fighters to keep themselves safe.]]
* Red Arrow is a suspicious jerk towards Artemis in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. Although Artemis probably isn't TheMole, Roy's lack of trust in her unfortunately does have some merit, since she is keeping secrets about her past from the team. Reaches a head in "Insecurity" when Roy's mistrust pushes Artemis to endanger the mission by trying to lead the rest of the team away from the targets just to have a chance to prove herself. This backfires immensely when the mission goes south and her deception is exposed. The same went for his suspicions of Superboy and Miss Martian. While not TheMole like he suspected, they, along with Artemis had information they were hiding from the rest of the team.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Beast Boy, while being affected with the JerkassBall in "The Beast Within", also brings up the point that he's often disrespected, especially by Raven.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'':
** When Bill Dauterive has a spike in blood sugar and is warned by his doctor that he's at risk of developing diabetes, he goes to another doctor who, despite being a smug, verbally-abusive prick, is pretty spot-on in identifying the problem and guessing both what will happen if Bill doesn't curb his unhealthy lifestyle and that he most likely won't.
--->'''Dr. Weissman:''' Did you talk to any other doctors before coming to me?\\
'''Bill:''' Well, yes.\\
'''Dr. Weissman:''' Did they tell you to diet and exercise?\\
'''Bill:''' Uh-huh.\\
'''Dr. Weissman:''' Did you '''do it?'''\\
'''Bill:''' Uh...
** The plot of ''Cottons Plot'' focuses on this entirely. Peggy, whose muscles have atrophied from being in a full body cast, ultimately ends up getting drilled by ''Cotton'' in order to recover her muscles. He takes every advantage of this to treat her as miserably as possible for his own amusement all the while hollering at her like a {{Drill Sergeant|Nasty}}. The kicker? ''It works'': He knows exactly how to push her buttons and, quite literally, drives her forward via her hatred of him. He ultimately makes her climb a steep hill by offering to let her dance on his grave if she makes it (which she does by crawling).
** In one episode, Hank butts heads with a man who has a less-than-flattering interpretation of the Alamo (namely, that the Texans involved were a bunch of drunken cowards). The other man points out the logic behind his views, such as citing Sam Houston's troubled life and documented alcoholism and pointing out that the only people who know exactly what happened at the Alamo are long dead so all they have to go off of is historical records. In the end, Hank is dissuaded from smashing up the stage when he realizes that it's wrong to censor someone else just because you don't like their message, but he insists on giving a speech to relate the bare facts of the battle before the play begins.
** In one episode, John Redcorn comments to Nancy Gribble that he feels he really can't trust Dale Gribble to raise Joseph, John and Nancy's illegitimate son. The episode portrays this as John being an asshole, given he's an adulterer who is basically let an ignorant man do all the hard work of raising Joseph for him... but, it's an accusation that isn't entirely without merit. Dale Gribble is not only a hardcore ConspiracyTheorist, but also certifiably unhinged. He may love his wife and (assumed) son, but he frequently puts the former through all manner of problems by getting involved in his latest delusion, and his love for Joseph sees him flexing unpredictably between spoiling him rotten and setting an incredibly bad example for him. Really, he's one of the most realistic examples of people you wouldn't really want to be raising kids.
* In the "Bend-Her" episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', after Bender has a sex change, the female crewmates accuse of him of being a bad representation of their gender and [[GoldDigger dating a celebrity robot just for the sake of indulgence]]. When "she" questions whether they've really never done the same thing, they can barely muster up a denial.
-->'''Leela:''' That is so unbelievably manipulative.\\
'''Coilette:''' Come on! [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You never went on a date with a guy just 'cause you were hungry]]?\\
'''Leela:''' Well I, uh, I thought I might like him on a full stomach.
* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'':
** In "Big City Blues", Pete worriedly asks Goofy where the boys are, and Goofy wonders why he's asking him. The response: "Because your kid's always getting my kid in trouble!" While Pete typically holds grudges against the Goof family for little reason, this statement is completely true - the {{Zany Scheme}}s are invariably Max's ideas and PJ is usually (including in this episode) TheDragAlong.
** In "Gymnauseum", one-shot antagonist Tan Roadster [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim tells Peg she can easily do better than Pete]]. While his reasoning was [[UglyGuyHotWife fairly shallow]], and he is portrayed as less sympathetic than Pete was, [[NoAccountingForTaste Pete still has numerous personality flaws that make him less than an ideal catch]].
* An interesting two-way interaction occurs in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' between Dinobot and Rattrap in season 2. When Dinobot's loyalty was challenged due to some of his questionable actions, Rattrap, up to that point, had been of the opinion that. "Oh sure, he's a [[{{Jerkass}} slag-spoutin' saurian]], but at least [[BrutalHonesty you know where he stands]]." After he walks away, Dinobot admits that snarky Rattrap has a point, too, that he had crossed the line. He then resolves to [[TheAtoner correct his mistake, no matter what it takes]].
** While he may have only been bitter at not being immediately followed as leader in Optimus's absence in Chain of Command, Dinobot is absolutely right that the Maximals relying on a vote, with no tie-breaking mechanism, rather than having a contingency plan-- or, y'know, an established chain of command-- already in place is ridiculous.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
** The much hated Teenagers get to call out the KND when [[spoiler:they simply assume that their reunion at "The Point" has ulterior motives, without having actual proof... and it turns out that they just wanted to go to a rollerskating ring and have fun. Their night out is ruined, and they're '''pissed''' at the kids for a good reason]].
** Numbuh 363 is always a self-centered and cocky tyke, and takes it Main/UpToEleven in the [[GrandFinale series finale]] ''Operation Interviews'' when his somewhat strict and no-nonsense sister Numbuh 362 reassigns the Cake Missions to him and his Sector, mockingly pointing out that they have never once gotten the cake back in one piece and it's time that a ''real'' Sector started handling the big missions. Rude as he was to Sector V, his criticisms are legit. Sector V ''hasn't'' ever once gotten the cake, and it makes perfect sense for he, as the operative who currently as the highest mission success rate in the KND, be put in charge of all future cake missions instead of the inept Sector V. He even lives up to his title, obtaining the most amount of items in the Scavenger Hunt for the cake, outsmarting Sector V on multiple occasions.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** Sarah displays this trope, twice in the series:
*** There's an episode where Rolf needs Ed to babysit his farm animals. Ed ends up leading them into his (Ed's) house, tracking dirt all the while. Sarah yells at him that he can't keep the animals there. As obnoxious as she was about it, she was right. Ed should've kept them outside. Double D also agrees that Ed should take care of them elsewhere, and even says Sarah has a point.[[note]]Then again, [[TheDitz Ed]] isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the socket...[[/note]]
*** Sarah also has a point in the episode "Brother, Can You Spare An Ed." She's saved up her allowance to buy fudge, and asks Ed to go to the candy store for her to get it; Eddy convinces Ed to buy jawbreakers instead. While it wasn't an entirely smart thing to give Ed spending money, it was still hers, and she genuinely wasn't looking for the Eds' trouble in this particular episode, which means that her HairTriggerTemper is justified in this case.
** The kids in general are more and more cruel in their response to the Eds as the show goes on, but by that time, they're not entirely wrong about the damage that the Eds cause with their shenanigans.
** As much as a jerkass as Kevin was in "Ed In A Halfshell" when he insulted Eddy's scam, Edd comments on how Kevin was right about how ridiculous the scam was.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': Near the beginning of the first episode, [[DirtyCoward Vernon]] yells at April about the recklessness of her plan to expose the thieves. She soon gets chased and cornered by armed thugs, and she would have been killed if she hadn't happened upon the lair of the Ninja Turtles.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': In "Karai's Vendetta," when Donnie is fully prepared to abandon their mission to blow up the Kraang's water-poisoning underwater laboratory to save April from Karai, Raph quickly points out that if they do so, the Kraang will poison everyone in New York, ''including'' April.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Yohnny the Janitor hates Dexter so much for making a mess every day in school that he traps him in the school and terrorizes him in a ''Film/DieHard'' parody... but then you realize that he has a point. Dexter is experimenting with all kinds of dangerous chemicals in the classroom and leave them lying around when he goes home for the day, which Yohnny has to clean himself, adding unneeded hours of overtime. Also remember that Dexter is an elementary school student. He's leaving all kinds of poisonous and highly volatile substances in a mess that a janitor like Yohnny wouldn't have any formal training to remove. Yohnny has no idea what these chemicals are so he may accidentally mix the wrong substances. He went too far, but when it comes to Dexter... can you really blame him? On the flip side, however, Dexter makes it clear from his perspective that he was unaware about doing any of the things above, so when he [[YoureInsane accuses Yohnny of being crazy with what he's been putting him through]], ''he'' [[BothSidesHaveAPoint actually has a point of his own]] because he doesn't even know why Yohnny's doing it. At the very least, Yohnny [[DisproportionateRetribution would be more justified in his actions]] ([[DownplayedTrope than he already is]]) if he had bothered to tell Dexter what this was all about. [[HandWave He briefly does]], but after Dexter replies with a genuinely confused [[FlatWhat "What?"]], [[KickTheDog he simply taunts him by opening the exit door instead of explaining himself further.]] [[LostAesop Missing an opportunity to make Dexter actually learn his lesson]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "We Need To Talk", [[GreenEyedMonster Pearl]] lashes out at Greg, claiming Rose's love for him is 'just a phase.' While an incredibly cruel and racist [[note]]given Greg and Rose's divergent lifespans/biological origins[[/note]] remark, it ''is'' true that Rose at the time didn't consider him her equal- something Greg eventually realizes.
** In "It Could've Been Great" Peridot reveals what Homeworld's original plans for Earth were: [[spoiler: the Earth would have been used as a Gem breeding ground until all the life was sucked out of it, and then it would've been hollowed out and set up as a Gem colony. Peridot is flabbergasted that the Crystal Gems would fight to stop it, and insensitively but correctly points out that Rose's efforts to save the Earth ultimately doomed it anyway on a longer time scale, since the current threat, the planet-sized Cluster gem incubating underground, wouldn't have happened if the colony had proceeded as planned]]. The Crystal Gems are violently angry with her for insulting Rose's mission, but unfortunately, she's absolutely right. The planet would've been killed during colonization, but the Cluster is only there because Rose invalidated the colonization.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'':
** In "Boss Mabel" it's shown that while Grunkle Stan is certainly a greedy con man, all of his policies for the Mystery Shack (being extremely strict with employees, using tons of fake exhibits, never offering refunds ever) exist for a reason, and when Mabel decides not to enforce them, it results in the Shack not taking in any profits. [[note]]Specifically, being lax with employees results in them either blowing off work or doing their jobs badly, real exhibits are too dangerous, and Mabel's people-pleasing attitude means that she'll give refunds back to ''anybody'' who asks for it.[[/note]]
** In "A Tale of Two Stans", [[spoiler: The Author, the real Stanford Pines, chews our Grunkle, Stanley Pines out for using the Universe Portal to bring him back to Earth. While it seems like Ford is being an UngratefulBastard, he was right; The Universe Portal was incredibly unstable, the gravitational anomalies caused all sorts of damage to the town, and ultimately Stan was gambling the Earth on a dangerous device he didn't understand to bring back someone who he didn't know was alive or dead. In the next episode we learn that the Portal created a rift in space-time that is the first step in the BigBad's plan to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]].
** In "The Stan-churian Candidate", [[EnfantTerrible Gideon]] makes a NotSoDifferent speech to Dipper and Mabel while putting them in a DeathTrap. Given that the two used a mind-control necktie on Stan and Soos several times in the episode (despite witnessing Soos' terrified reactions to being controlled by it), he's not entirely wrong.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', it's not unheard of for Uncle Ruckus ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a decent man at heart but a real asshole]]) or A Pimp Named Slickback ([[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk just an asshole]]) to dispense genuinely good advice. To specify, the former is correct that Riley is a rude, troublemaker and the latter turns out to be right where his "ho" Cristal, is only using Robert [[GoldDigger for selfish purposes]].
* Iago is the TokenEvilTeammate among the protagonists of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', not to mention rude and annoying. However, in one episode he opposed vehemently helping or trusting Caliph Kapok, simply because he was known to be a wizard. (Agrabah's experiences with wizards [[EvilSorcerer were unpleasant to say the least]].) While such a suspicion at first seemed like [[FantasticRacism unfair stereotyping]], Iago had a valid point here, because Kapok was as evil as any other wizard they'd known.
* While [[FourEyesZeroSoul Mertle Edmonds]] from ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'', acts like an [[HateSink unsympathetic]], AlphaBitch of a {{Jerkass}} brat. Her dislike for Lilo for her odd behavior, however, does serve good points. However petty they can be, Lilo's strangeness is looked down upon by the majority of the public, and often times Lilo invades her personal space, as Mertle simply wants nothing to do with her.
* WesternAnination/FamilyGuy: While Carter Pewterschmidt personifies the EvilOldFolks and RichBastard tropes, his loathing for his son-in-law Peter Griffin is amply justified. Peter is not only a FatIdiot, he's a full-blown PsychopathicManchild who's repeatedly shown to be a danger to himself and everyone in the vicinity, responsible for multiple serious injuries, fatalities and millions of dollars in property damage. He's also not a good father as well to his kids, especially Meg.

* Every so often on ''WesternAnimation/Arthur'', [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling D.W.]] will make a good point sometimes, but Arthur is too arrogant to listen to her.

** There's an episode where Rolf needs Ed to babysit his farm animals. Ed ends up leading them into his (Ed's) house, tracking dirt all the while. Sarah yells at him that he can't keep the animals there. As obnoxious as she was about it, she was right. Ed should've kept them outside. Double D also agrees that Ed should take care of them elsewhere, and even says Sarah has a point.[[note]]Then again, [[TheDitz Ed]] isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the socket...[[/note]]
** Sarah also has a point in the episode "Brother, Can You Spare An Ed." She's saved up her allowance to buy fudge, and asks Ed to go to the candy store for her to get it; Eddy convinces Ed to buy jawbreakers instead. While it wasn't an entirely smart thing to give Ed spending money, it was still hers, and she genuinely wasn't looking for the Eds' trouble in this particular episode, which means that her HairTriggerTemper is justified in this case.

* While [[WesternAnination/FamilyGuy Carter Pewterschmidt]] personifies the EvilOldFolks and RichBastard tropes, his loathing for his son-in-law Peter Griffin is amply justified. Peter is not only a FatIdiot, he's a full-blown PsychopathicManchild who's repeatedly shown to be a danger to himself and everyone in the vicinity, responsible for multiple serious injuries, fatalities and millions of dollars in property damage.

* 'WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':

* While [[FourEyesZeroSoul Mertle Edmonds]] from ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'', acts like an [[HateSink unsympathetic]], AlphaBitch of a {{Jerkass}} brat. Her dislike for Lilo for her odd behavior, however, does serve good points. However petty they can be, Lilo's strangeness is looked down upon by the majority of the public, and often times Lilo invades her personal space, as Mertle simply wants nothing to do with her.

** Played to the hilt in the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Homer's Enemy]]". Frank Grimes, a one-time character, gets introduced as a new worker at the nuclear plant. He's had an extremely rough life, and works very hard for everything that he has (to include a second night job to make ends meet). He becomes increasingly agitated, eventually enraged, at Homer's buffoonery, incompetence, and laziness. At one point he point-blank told Homer "If you lived in any other country in the world, you'd have starved to death long ago." At which, Bart even responds "He's got you there, dad." Grimes goes to increasingly hostile lengths to prove Homer's ineptitude throughout the episode, rounding him out as a bit of a jerkass. Albeit one with a strong point that everyone watching can relate to.

** [[AbusiveParents Stephen Stotch]] acts as the OnlySaneMan during the Muhammad fiasco.

** The entire Cadmus story arc centered on Cadmus' attempts to thwart the worst-case scenario of the league [[BewareTheSuperman taking over the world]] like their [[EvilCounterpart Justice Lord counterparts]]. Amanda Waller points out that the League has a KillSat, they ''have'' made some questionable decisions in the past, and there ''has'' been at least one reality they know of where the League overthrew the government (albeit to keep Luthor from wiping out all life on Earth out of sheer spite). Normal people ''don't'' have a way to defend themselves against a group of super powerful beings if it ever came down to it. In "Question Authority", ComicBook/GreenArrow lampshades the whole thing by saying that if the League ever decided to cross the line and become the Lords, there's nothing that the rest of the world could do to stop it. Green Arrow and the league's more grounded heroes were meant in part to keep the heavy hitters honest but they only served as the overall conscience against them JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, not an actual RestrainingBolt if they were to truly abandon their principles and attack the government. Of course, Cadmus ''does'' shoot itself in the foot a lot by engaging in far more blatantly immoral actions and ultimately being ''more'' dangerous to the world than the Justice League. Indeed, from several of their actions in the series (like creating the Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}-clone Galatea and using her ''as an assassin''), it seems like Cadmus' higher ups really only play up the dangers of the superheroic community because they hate the idea of anyone who has that kind of power ''not'' being under their thumb, and manipulating the public through fear lets them present themselves as being "the good guys", which led to a huge [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic fandom backlash against the idea that they have a valid point]].

* In "Fear of flying", Marge remembers herself as a kid. She used to like Music/TheMonkees, and another girl traumatized her by pointing that they did not sing their own songs, or played their own instruments. She reacted with a BigNo back then, and her therapist pointed that kids can be very cruel. But adult Marge pointed that the kid was right about those things she said about the Monkees.